Creeper Tease New Album 'Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death' With First Single Headstones
Friday, 06 June 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Harry Steel
Creeper have shared a new single called Headstones.
Produced by Tom Dalgety, known for his work with Ghost, Rammstein, and The Damned, the whirlwind offering serves up a Motörhead-esque groove, with duelling guitars reminiscent of Judas Priest, a big gang chorus, and gospel-style vocals from the group’s Hannah Hermione.
Lyrically, it delves deeper in to the band’s fascination with vampire mythology, setting the stage for what’s to come on the band’s new album, ’Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death’, the follow-up to 2023’s ’Sanguivore’ LP, due out "this Halloween season" according to frontman William Von Ghould, who revealed the plans onstage during the band’s gig at London’s KOKO last Friday (May 30). On the new track, Von Ghould commented:
"Headstones is the first glimpse into ’Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death’. Set in a blood-drenched vision of the 1980s, it follows a vampire rock band on a tour soaked in violence and excess. It features some of our heaviest and most theatrical guitar work yet, echoing Iron Maiden, with Lawrie Pattison and Ian Miles trading solos in the bridge. It’s also the fastest single we’ve released in years. Lyrically, it sets the stage for what’s to come in the album’s narrative, exploring the dark perils of rock ’n’ roll, sins of the flesh, and pure evil. This is the band at its most over-the-top and unashamedly dramatic. But as our hero Jim Steinman once said, “Sometimes going all the way is just the start."
Creeper will play Bloodstock festival on August 9, following a run of dates across Europe. They’ll also support Ice Nine Kills on their autumn tour, which wraps up with a show at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on December 12. Tickets are on sale now.
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